Given the increasing competitiveness and greater geo-political significance of higher education and research, and the under-developed profile of many new Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), this study seeks to examine the processes and strategies being devised by new HEIs to grow research. By focusing on new HEIs, this book provides a unique profile of the experiences of a group of institutions that has hitherto been unidentified and unexplored. It analyses results drawn from an in-depth study of twenty-five HEIs from across sixteen countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong China, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. New Higher Education Institutions
Chapter 3. Research Mission and Culture
Chapter 4. Research Management, Organisation and Funding
Chapter 5. Human Resources
Chapter 6. Challenges for Institutions
Chapter 7. Challenges for Government
Chapter 8. Conclusion